scottish independence essay

8/12/2019 Scottish Independence Essay

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Intro!$"t on T&e #o%%o1 ng s"r ''% ng s are an attempts #or m(se%# to get "%ar *"at on on t&e1&o%e n!epen!en"e arg$ment= to set as !e t&e &eres( to t&e #a"ts an! mo$%!m( o1n op n on on t&e s$' e"t) As t stan!s t&e !ea o# S"ot%an! 'e ng apart #rom

t&e Un te! ? ng!om s n t a%%( ver( a% en to me m( rea"t ons "%ear%( stem #romsome1&ere))) '$t s t emot ona% !ens t(2 e%% I am prepare! to *n! o$t)

T&ere are "%ear%( a %ot o# #a"tors t&at &ave to 'e n p%a( an! t s a ver("onvo%$te! s$' e"t '$t "%ar t( s t&e a m) Some ser o$s $est ons nee! to 'eas8e!= not to ment on t&e po% t "a%= e"onom "a% an! so" a% "onse $en"es t&atnee! to 'e eva%$ate!) So %et s start)))

Be#ore $n!erstan! ng 1&( S"ot%an! 1ants to %eave t&e $n on= I t& n8 t smportant to $n"over t&e reasons #or t&e $n on n t&e *rst p%a"e) T&e n t a%

reason 1as n attempts to '$ %! an emp re an! to sear"& #or p%a"es to "o%on se

1 t& t&e a m o# ra s ng "ap ta% to s$pport ts nat on) At t&e t me o# t&ese eventsn t&e +570s S"ot%an! 1as $ te a poor "o$ntr( 1 t& on%( , m %% on po$n!s to ts

name= n "ompar son to t&e nat on o# Eng%an! >T&e 1&o%e o# Eng%an! an! a%esno1@ 1&o &a! $ te a "ons !era'%e amo$nt more t&an t&at not to ment on ts&an!( Fag ! str '$t ng po1ers t&at ma!e ts po1ers an! mone( 'e on a gro1t&sp$rt o# e ponent a% s"a%e) In attempts to re"reate t&e Eng% s& emp re S"ot%an!over nveste! tse%# 1 t& p%ans to "o%on se Panama an! 1&en t& s 'a"8*re! t"reate! a %arge amo$nt o# povert( 1 t& n t&e "o$ntr( s 'or!ers) T&e $n on 1asm$t$a%= t&e Eng% s& Emp re 1as a#ra ! ts s ster to t&e Nort& 1o$%! "reate a%% es1 t& "o$ntr es on e t&er s !e o# t&e Eng% s& nat on so #e%t sa#er 1 t& t&e $n on=

1&ereas S"ot%an! tse%# $st nee!e! t&e mone( >to p$t t s mp%(@ not to ment ont&e a""ess to t&e a%rea!( 1 !e%( ! sperse! nat on o# Eng%an! 1& "& $pon entr(ma!e t&e S"ott s& e"onom( so$r) A $n on 1e%% met or so t 1o$%! seem2 So 1&at&as "&ange! s n"e t&en an! 1as t&e or g na% %ast "&o "e opt on o# a $n on1&at ma8es S"ot%an! str ve #or n!epen!en"e to!a(2

&( S"ot%an! 1ant to 'e n!epen!entS"ot%an! &as a%1a(s 1ante! n!epen!en"e so man( 1ars &ave 'een #o$g&t toma nta n o$r &er tage an! a strong patr ot " strea8 r$ns t&ro$g& t&e 1&o%e"o$ntr(= s t $npatr ot " to !en( t&e "o$ntr( to stan! a%one n ts o1n r g&t= or s

t a #antas( t&at "o$%! never tr$%( 'e a rea% t( 1 t&o$t !oom ng t&e S"ott s&nat on nto #$rt&er areas o# povert(2

So s t& s a goo! !ea2 T&ere are man( arg$ments regar! ng n!epen!en"e an! a%ot o# t s s&ro$!e! n $n"erta nt(= '$t are 1e not n t&e age o# 8no1%e!ge2 T&e

o' at &an! s no eas( tas8= '$t not& ng s mposs '%e to pre! "t) I m g&t as 1e%%p$t m( Mat& !egree to some $se so &o%! on to (o$r &at as I am a'o$t to '%o1t& s 1&o%e $n"erta nt( ma%ar8e( o$t t&e 1 n!o1)

e 8no1 t&e arg$ments #or= 1e 8no1 t&e arg$ments aga nst an! t&e ma n t& ng=n m( op n on t&at s 'e ng ! s"$sse! s *nan"es 1 %% an n!epen!ent S"ot%an!

'e a'%e to s$pport tse%#2 B$t t&e arg$ment s not $st *nan" a%= t s a'o$t som$"& more t&an &o1 m$"& mone( 1e 1 %% &ave to o$r name >a%t&o$g& t seems

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1e ma( potent a%%( &ave $ te a %ot@) T&ere are ot&er ss$es t&at nee! to 'e!ent *e! *rst some o# 1& "& are %oom ng $n8no1ns t&at ma( ma8e t&e r s8

a!verse n! v !$a%s n so" et( t$"8 t&e r ta %s an! r$n) To name a #e1= t&e"$rren"( ss$e= t&e ss$e t&at severa% '$s nesses &ave sa ! t&e( 1 %% %eaveS"ot%an! # n!epen!en"e 'e"omes a rea% t(= t&e O % an! 1&ose s t rea%%(2 Is tS"ot%an! s an! # so 1&at !oes t&at mean #or Eng%an!2

C$rren"(e%%= one o# t&e ma n ss$es s 1&at "$rren"( 1o$%! 1e $se2 T&e 'an8 o# Eng%an!

"$rrent%( "ontro%s t&e nterests an! nFat on rates 1& "& 1 %% 'e ! re"t%(nF$en"e! '( t&e Eng% s& e"onom( as 1 t& t&e BOE 'e ng ! "tate! '( t&e

Eng% s& S"ott s& e"onom es ma( *n! t&at t&e 'a%an"e s not opt ma% #or t&e rne1%( "reate! e"onom() Ev !en"e !oes &o1ever n! "ate t&at 8eep ng t&e Po$n!1o$%! 'e 'ene*" a% to S"ot%an! as t&e "o$ntr( "an se"$re%( &ave "ross 'or!ertra!e 1 t& Eng%an! as 1e%% as a strong ntegrat on 'et1een t&e %a'o$r mar8etan! mar8et mo' % t( 1& "& 1 %% a%%o1 #aster a! $stments to s&o"8))) not toment on t&at 1e are $ te &app %( $s ng ster% ng $st no1)

T&e $est on st %% rema ns t&o$g& # 1e 1o$%! 'e a%%o1e! to $se tJ :or oneS"ot%an! are not a$tomat "a%%( a%%o1e! to $se ster% ng s n"e t&e "$rren"( 1 %% 'e! "tate! #rom 4on!on an! perm ss on nee!s to 'e grante! '( estm nster) To getperm ss on S"ot%an! 1o$%! &ave to o$t% ne a sta' % t( an! gro1t& pa"t 'et1eent&e t1o nat ons t& s s an EU %eg s%at on en#or"e! '( estm nster so S"ot%an!"o$%! not "omp%ete%( sever ts t es 1 t& e t&er Eng%an! or t&e rest o# t&e EU= an!ma( *n! tse%# 1 t& %ess "ontro% t&ro$g& v goro$s "&e"8$ps an! s"r$t n() G ven

t&at 1&at 1 %% S"ot%an! 'e #a"e! to !o2 o$%! 1e 'e #or"e! to o n a "o%%aps ng"$rren"( s$"& as t&e e$ro 1&en most o# ts mem'ers seem to 'e %oo8 ng to !$"8o$t rat&er t&an !$"8 n= t s somet& ng t&at t&e SNP &ave a%1a(s roote! #or an!&a! as an $n!er%( ng t&eme to t&e r po% " es))) '$t t&en aga n 1o$%! 1e even 'ea%%o1e! to re o n t&e E$ro2 T&at re $ res Unan m t( among mem'er states2 DoesS"ot%an! rea%%( &ave as man( t esKa%% es 1&en separate2 o$%! t&e ne1 Eng% s&state a%%o1 #or S"ot%an!2 An! t&e 1&o%e po nt o# 1ant ng n!epen!en"e an!%oo8 ng to 'e a'%e to manage monetar( po% "( 1o$%! 'e po nt%ess as S"ot%an!1o$%! % tera%%( $st 'e e "&ang ng one #orm o# "ontro% #or anot&er an! t&e E$ro&as s$"& a 1 !e sprea! o# !


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t&e most e"onom " n!epen!en"e no1 1&en S"ott s& e"onom " "on! t ons are"ons !ere! 1&en t&e BoE sets monetar( po% "( an! t&e Treas$r( sets *s"a% po% "()

No1 t&ere s anot&er opt on))) to $st 8eep $s ng t&e ster% ng as # not& ng &as&appene! >% 8e t&e "ase o# ?osovo or An!orra@ 1&ere no #orma% "$rren"(

agreement 1 t& ECB or ot&er E$ropean nst t$t ons s n p%a"e T& s 1o$%! a%%o1S"ot%an! to 8eep t&e "$rren"( 1 t&o$t perm ss on &o1ever t 1o$%! meane% m nat ng t&e 4IBOR mar8et an! remov ng t&e poss ' % t( #or a %en!er o# %astresort))) s n"e S"ot%an! &as s$"& a %arge *nan" a% mar8et an! 'an8 r$ns st %% a%oom ng t&reat n t&e m n!s o# t&ose aro$n! S"ot%an! s$"& an opt on s 1o$%! not'e to%erate!) B$t t&at means t&at 8eep ng t&e Ster% ng nee!s to 'e manage! '(Eng%an! #or ne1 po% " es n S"ot%an! 1o$%! t&en &ave to &ave str "t "ontro%s#rom so$t& o# t&e 'or!er))) an! # a S"ott s& Government ! ! not a%1a(s 1ant toa""ept po% " es !e" !e! #or t&e rest o# t&e U? an! o' e"te! to overs g&t o# ts*s"a% po% "( '( a$t&or t es n 4on!on= ts e "&ange rate "o$%! 'e a%tere!) T&e

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Most mem'er states n t&e EU &ave a "ommon nterest n S"ot%an! rema n ngpart o# t&e EU= e t&er t&at or t&e( are mpart a% t&e on%( spe"$%at on regar! ngmem'ers& p an! ! sagreements 1as t&at Spa n &a! 'een seen to 'e aga nstS"ott s& In!epen!en"e)

&( s Spa n aga nst S"ot%an! 'e"om ng n!epen!ent2 Be"a$se Spa n $sesS"ott s& 1aters to *s& an! #ee! an! e port !a %( an( renegot at on o# t& s1o$%! 'e ver( !etr menta% to t&e Span s& e"onom() T& s s more #a"t t&an *"t onas t&e Span s& government &ave !en e! an( ta%8 o# veto ng S"ot%an! o n ng t&eEU t&e t me ta8en to sa % to S"ot%an! to "o%%e"t *s& s not as e"onom "a% as $st'$( ng t&em)

T&e A:P ! ! report t&at EU %ega% e perts &ave state! S"ot%an! s "ont n$e!mem'ers& p 1o$%! % 8e%( 'e p$t to a s mp%e ma or t( vote) No Veto s)

T&e EU 1o$%! not ne"essar %( ! s"ar! S"ot%an! so eas %( as t&e prospe"t o# not&av ng an( sa( n a %ot o# ava %a'%e o % 1o$%! not 'e ma!e so eas %( no"erta nt es '$t t s %oo8 ng % 8e t&e EU 1o$%! a""ept S"ot%an! # S"ot%an! ! !'e"ome In!epen!ent)

As o# t&e ,+ st o# ;$%( t&e %atest ne1s on S"ot%an! s a' % t( to o n t&e EU &as 'eensa ! t&at t 1 %% 'e ta8en as a spe" a% "ase)

"The specifc terms o continued membership as an independent country will benegotiated in the 18-month transition timetable we have indicated a timescaledescribed as realistic by the ! overnments own legal adviser#" >5@

Bas "a%%( # t&ere s a (es vote= t&e S"ott s& Government 1 %% 'eg n ! s"$ss ons1 t& t&e estm nster government= EU Mem'er States an! t&e nst t$t ons o# t&eEU to agree a smoot& trans t on to #$%% mem'ers& p on t&e !a( S"ot%an! 'e"omesan n!epen!ent "o$ntr( n ,0+5)

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Arg$ments aga nst are t&e "onstant t&reat o# terror st atta"8s an! &av ng a sa#eg$ar! t&at 1o$%! a"t as a !eterrent a%t&o$g& t& s 1o$%! 'e %ess t&an $se%ess #t&e terror sts 1ere a%rea!( on U? so %) T&e n$"%ear !e#en"e n!$str( s a%so ama or emp%o(er) Some est mates s$ggest t&at $p to +3=000 o's ma( 'e %ost as1e%% as "ons !era'%e e pert se # a ne1 'at"& o# s$'mar nes s not"omm ss one!)

T&e government &as p$t t&e ' %% at 'et1een +3'n an! ,0'n '$t "ampa gngro$p Greenpea"e "%a ms t 1 %% r$n to at %east /.'n on"e e tra "osts % 8e VATare #a"tore! n) T&e U? &as a (ear%( '$!get o# /.'n #or a%% m % tar( an! !e#en"e

so t& s 1o$%! ta8e t a%% n one #o$% s1oop # t&e a"t on s agree! $pon n t&e ,0+3e%e"t on)

So S"ot%an! 1o$%! &ave a proport ona% sav ng o# 3'n n t&e *rst (ear an! 0),'n0)3'n n s$'se $ent (ears)

T&e arg$ments #or Tr !ent are %a an! !esp te m( attempts to rema n $n' ase! I"an never #$%%( or part%( agree 1 t& t&e $se o# ta pa(er s mone( to #$n! a1eapon t&at 1e !o not nee! espe" a%%( on S"ott s& so %) T&e "$ts #or 'ene*tsan! &ea%t& "are to #$n! 1eapon o# mass !estr$"t on t&at % es gat&er ng !$st as a#a %sa#e # 1e s$!!en%( get atta"8e!= '$t at t&e same t me %ett ng povert(

n"rease= &ea%t& "are ! s ntegrate an! n"rease t&e stan!ar! o# % v ng so m$"& sot&at t&e povert( % ne &as n"rease! an! more m !!%e "%ass peop%e are #ee% ngt&e stra n o# t&e #a % ng e"onom() Anot&er reason 1&( I #ee% t&e arg$ments #or

Tr !ent are %a are t&at ts ma n arg$ment #or 8eep ng t &ere s %os ng t 1 %% %oseS"ott s& o's= 1&en n rea% t( 63 o# t&e tr !ent 1or8#or"e "omm$te to 1or8 #rom!o1n so$t&)

A vote #or n!epen!en"e s a vote #or pea"e t s a vote to sen! n$"%ear1eapons t&at are 'ase! /0 m %es a1a( #rom o$r %argest " t( a1a( an! #$e% o$re"onom( 1 t& t&e sav ngs a"& eve! t&ro$g& not em'ar8 ng n a ne1 generat on

o# m ss %es) T&e sav ngs "an go to1ar!s9 3 ne1 &osp ta%s= +00 ne1 !o"tors= +00ne1 !ent sts= /0 ne1 se"on!ar( s"&oo%s= ,00 ne1 tea"&ers= Roa! "onstr$"t on to

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!$e% t&e nverness to A'er!een A7 roa!= +0 ne1 se"on!ar( s"&oo%s= /0 ne1sports "entres an! &ost t&e "ommon1ea%t& games nstea!) T&e mone( o# "o$rsema( not 'e spent on a%% o# t&ese t& ngs '$t t&e potent a% s t&ere)

&o 1 %% %eave2 Stan!ar! 4 #e 3000 emp%o(ees n S"ot%an! RBS -00 'ran"&es n S"ot%an!= +.+000 emp%o(ees overa%% >'$t ro$g&%(

on%( +0 o# t&at s n S"ot%an!@ BP ,,00 Sta< n S"ot%an! >an! a '$n"& o# o %Q@

A s$rve( o# sma%% '$s nesses ta8en 1 t& over +000 peop%e as8e! s&o1e! t&at.6 o# sma%% '$s nesses t&o$g&t t&at an n!epen!ent S"ot%an! 1o$%! 'e 'a! #or'$s ness)

Ins$ran"e *rm Stan!ar! 4 #e an! nvestment manager A%% an"e Tr$st &ave a%rea!(

starte! sett ng $p some "ompan es 'ase! n Eng%an! n a pre"a$t onar( move'e"a$se o# $n"erta nt( over ta = reg$%at on= "$rren"( an! EU mem'ers& p s&o$%!S"ot%an! en! ts /0- (ear t e 1 t& Eng%an!)

T&e ! re"t ve sa(s t&at 'an8s m$st &ave t&e r &ea! o "es n t&e same mem'erstate as ts reg stere! o "e ) It a%so mp% es t&at t&ose reg stere! an! &ea!o "es s&o$%! 'e %o"ate! 1&ere a gro$p &as t&e '$%8 o# ts a"t v t es 1& "&= as(o$ 8no1= s Eng%an! #or 4%o(!s an! RBS

Mean ng t&at 'an8s % 8e 4%o(!s= Stan!ar! % #e an! RBS 1o$%! &ave to re%o"atet&e r &ea! o "es to Eng%an!)

No1 t s ver( $n% 8e%( t&at t&e Pr$!ent a% Reg$%ator( A$t&or t( an! : nan" a%Con!$"t A$t&or t( n 4on!on 1o$%! a""$se 4%o(!s an! RBS o# 8eep ng t&e rreg stere! o "es n S"ot%an! to !e% 'erate%( eva!e str "ter overs g&t '( t&em='$t t s a goo! arg$ment at some o# t&e ma or $n"erta nt( Fa1s t&at "o$%!"a$se ser o$s ss$es #or t&e ne1%( n!epen!ent S"ot%an!)

T&ese are t&e t&ree ma n "ompan es t&at &ave & nte! t&e( ma( %eave S"ot%an!n t&e event o# a vote #or n!epen!en"e= an! a%t&o$g& Nat on1 !e ma( 'e a '%o1

!o 1e rea%%( "are t&at m$"& # one o# t&e most "r t " se! "ompan es o# %ate BPp ns tse%# to Eng%an!= or # t&e "o%%aps ng str$"t$re o# t&e RBS !e" !es to %eavean! p$t t&e #$%% '$r!en o# 'an8 'a % o$ts on Eng%an!2 T&e empt( 'ran"&es t&e(1o$%! %eave 'e& n! "o$%! even 'e an !ea% spot #or= I !on t 8no1 anot&er Ban8to go2

e are "apa'%e o# start ng ne1 '$s nesses) e are "apa'%e o# s$pport ng o%!'$s nesses an! # a #e1 ' g t me '$s nesses #ee% t&e nee! to %eave t&e "o$ntr('e"a$se t&ere are t&reats t&at nterest rates 1 %% go !o1n an! t&at t&e ta %oop&o%es #or t&e r "& m g&t 'e a%tere! t&en %et t&em %eave) T&e( s$pport $s 1 t&t&e r o's '$t t&e peop%e are st %% &ere an! t&o$g& t&e n t a% '%o1 1 %% no !o$'t"ost t&e S"ott s& p$'% " a ' t n t&e s&ort term= t&e s8 %%e! %a'o$r 1on t go

an(1&ere an! 1&ere t&ere s s8 %%e! %a'o$r= '$s nesses 1 %% "ome an! ta8ea!vantage o# t)

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&at a'o$t t&e em'ass(2%% S"ot%an! &ave em'ass es2 es) A S"ott s& overseas net1or8 o# 'et1een -0

an! 70 em'ass es 1 %% 'e "reate!= 'ase! on e st ng S"ott s& nternat ona% o "esan! o$r s&are o# U? overseas assets)

T&e propose! '$!get #or S"ot%an! s overseas net1or8 1 %% 'e s gn *"ant%( %o1ert&an S"ott s& ta pa(er s "ontr '$t on to pa( #or t&e U? s em'ass( net1or8)S"ot%an! s overseas net1or8 1 %% 'e more spe" *"a%%( tas8e! 1 t& promot ngtra!e an! e"onom " opport$n t es #or S"ot%an!)

&ere S"ot%an! !oes not &ave an em'ass(= EU %a1 means t&at S"ott s& " t Lens1 %% 'e a'%e to re"e ve "ons$%ar ass stan"e at an( EU Mem'er State s em'ass()

T&e s"ope #or orU?@ an! Ire%an!) T&ere are no " r"$mstan"es n 1& "& t&e S"ott s&

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Government 1o$%! "o$ntenan"e an( meas$re 'e ng ta8en t&at eopar! Le! t&ea' % t( o# " t Lens a"ross t&e rU? an! Ire%an! to move #ree%( a"ross t&e 'or!ers ast&e( are present%( a'%e to !o) It s #or t& s reason t&at #o%%o1 ng n!epen!en"eS"ot%an! 1 %% rema n part o# t&e Common Trave% Area >CTA@)

S"ot%an!= "an a%so st %% 'e part o# t&e Common1ea%t& s&o$%! t a'o% s& t&emonar"&() S n"e t&e Common1ea%t& o# Nat ons an! t&e Common1ea%t& are t1oseparate organ sat ons)

I# S"ot%an!= or an( ot&er rea%m= 'e"omes a rep$'% " t&e( app%( to reta nmem'ers& p o# t&e Common1ea%t&) H stor "a%%(= no s$"& app% "at on &as 'eenre#$se!) Some Co$ntr es &ave 'een e pe%%e!Ks$spen!e! #rom t&eCommon1ea%t& e)g) So$t& A#r "a= Pa8 stan= : = N ger a at !


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B$t prev o$s%( ment one! RBS &as ts &ea! o "e n Eng%an! as prev o$s"%a ms &ave ! "tate! !$e to t& s t&e( 1 %% &ave to re%o"ate # t&e( are re%o"at ng1&( 1o$%! S"ot%an! 'e #or"e! to pa( t&e r part o# t&e !e't 1&en t&e( are "%ear%(no1 more Eng% s& t&an S"ott s&) I 1o$%! a%so arg$e t&at 'e"a$se t&e governmentvote! to 'a % o$t t&e 'an8s !esp te S"ott s& protests t&at t& s po nt s moot)

"The real point here, and this is the real point, is by international convention, when bankswhich operate in more than one country get into these sorts of conditions, the bailout isshared in proportion to the area of activities of those banks, and therefore it's sharedbetween several countries. In the case of the RB , I'm not sure of the e!act numbers, butroughly speaking #$ of its operations are in %ngland and $ are in cotland, the resultbeing, by that convention, therefore, that the rest of the ( would have to carry #$ of theliabilities of the RB and cotland $. )nd the precedent for this, if you want to go intothe details, are the *ortis Bank and the +e!ia Bank, which are two banks which wereshared between *rance, Belgium and the etherlands, at the same time were bailed out in

proportion by *rance, Belgium and the etherlands." In t& s "ase S"ot%an! 1o$%! ta8e anot&er +00'n o# t&e proport ona% !e't)

I# 1e gnore t& s %og " an! sp% t t&e !e't '( proport on a%one S"ot%an! s tota% !e't1o$%! stan! at /.=/+,)60mn) In "ompar son Eng%an! are %e#t 1 t& /=00-)-'n!e't 1& "& 1or8s o$t to 'e /5=,/3)0+ per person >t& s s a #a"tor o# +00'e"a$se ' g n$m'ers s"are me@)

T&e proport ona% !e't per person n t& s 1a( s t&e #a rest 1 t& S"ot%an! ta8 ng aproport ona% "$t o# t&e !e't n re%at on to &er s Le '$t a%so not 'e ng pena% se! #orEng%an! s 'a! "&o "es 1 t& 'an8 'a %o$ts)

Cre! t Rat ng T&e proport on o# !e't ma( %oo8 'etter= '$t 1&at a'o$t t&e "re! t rat ng a ne1"o$ntr( "an t stan! to &ave t&e same & g& "re! t rat ng as t&e U? an! 1 t&%o1er "re! t rat ngs= t&at s & g&er prem $ms an! overa%% a & g&er amo$nt o# !e'tto 'e pa ! o< as t&e r s8 #a"tor &as n"rease!)

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B$t "re! t rat ngs are not t&e 'e a%% an! en! a%% ;apan #or e amp%e &as an AArat ng n "ompar son to t&e U?s tr p%e A rat ng= '$t ;apan pa( a %o1er rate o#

nterest t&an t&e U? 'e"a$se ts e"onom( s &ea%t& er) So a !e"%ass *"at on o# o$r"re! t rat ng ma( %oo8 'a! on paper '$t n terms o# &o1 m$"& mone( 1e &ave topa( 'a"8 t "o$%! n #a"t 'e %ess= as t&e S"ott s& e"onom( s t&r v ng 1 t& goo!san! serv "es t&at "an 'e tra!e!) As at t&e en! o# t&e !a( t s t&e overa%% strengt&o# t&e man$#a"t$r ng 'ase an! 1 t& ntent ons to ma8e t&e "o$ntr( an e port!r ven 'ase= t&e !e"rease n nterest rates "o$%! &appen a %ot $ "8er t&ane pe"te!)

Ever(t& ng o# "o$rse s spe"$%at on as 1e &ave no !ea 1&at 1 %% &appen= # t&eCre! t rat ng 1 %% even "&ange an! # t !oes &o1 o$r man$#a"t$r ng n!$str( 1 %%#a r o$t 1 t& a%% t&e ntegrat on "&anges)

T&e NHS a #ree &ea%t& serv "e)So one o# t&e ma or #a"tors go ng aga nst an n!epen!ent S"ot%an! n t&e'eg nn ng 1as 1&at 1o$%! &appen to t&e NHS 1o$%! 1e %ose t2 o$%! o$r&ea%t& serv "es an! &osp ta%s % e a'an!one! 1 t& t&e s "8 an! !( ng %e#t$natten!e! to2 Be#ore !o ng an( resear"& on t&e s$' e"t m( t&o$g&ts regar! ngt&e NHS #rom 1&at I &a! prev o$s%( rea! 1as t&at t 1as o1ne! '( t&e U? an!1 t&o$t 'e ng n t&e U? 1e 1o$%! %ose t an! t&at 1o$%! 'e a mass ve & t to o$rso" et( an! p$t a !ra n on a%% o$r reso$r"es as 1e tr( an! a""ommo!ate a%% o$rs "8 an! n $re! '$t t& s s not t&e "ase) It s tr$e t&at t&e NHS s #$n!e! '(

estm nster= so 1 t&o$t 'e ng part o# estm nster 1e 1o$%! &ave to #$n! t&eNHS o$rse%ves= '$t n S"ot%an! t s t&e S"ott s& NHS so t !oesn t ! sappear at a%% t s st %% t&ere an! 1e $st nee! to so$r"e t&e pa(ment o# t o$rse%ves) No1 "anan n!epen!ent S"ot%an! a


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&at 1o$%! &appen to S"ott s& Po% t "s2One 1orr( ng #a"tor t&at seems to "ome $p aga n an! aga n s S"ott s& po% t "s=1&o 1o$%! 'e t&e !e#a$%t # 1e ! ! ga n n!epen!en"e2 &at 1o$%! &appen tot&e S"ott s& Government= o$r !evo%ve! po1ers t&at 1e &ave $st no1 are t&e(

not goo! eno$g&2 o$%! S"ot%an! $st 'e a "&an"e #or A%e Sammon! to "%a m& mse%# ? ng o# S"ot%an!2

&at I t& n8 s nterest ng s 1&at a !evo%ve! S"ott s& government !oes an! !oesnot &ave "ontro% overQ >.@

Po1ers t&e S"ott s& Government &ave a%rea!(9 Business

Ho%(roo! agrees a separate '$!get to "over a%% !evo%ve! po% "( areas='ase! on a t&ree (ear #$n! ng sett%ement re"e ve! #rom t&e Treas$r()

It a%so sets n1ar! nvestment an! o' "reat on goa%s #or S"ot%an!) Ho%(roo! &as po1ers to var( n"ome ta '( /p a'ove or 'e%o1 U? rate= '$t

t&e so "a%%e! Tartan Ta &as never 'een $se!)

Culture Ho%(roo! s respons '%e #or #$n! ng "$%t$re an! t&e arts= ma n%( t&ro$g&

t&e agen"( Creat ve S"ot%an! ) T&e S"ott s& government a%so oversa1 t&e s$""ess#$% ' ! to &ost t&e ,0+.

Common1ea%t& Games n G%asgo1)

Education Ho%(roo! s respons '%e #or #$n! ng an! r$nn ng t&e e!$"at on s(stem n

S"ot%an!= #rom n$rser es to $n vers t es) S"ot%an! &as ts o1n S"ott s& $a% *"at ons A$t&or t( to !ea% 1 t& t&e

s"&oo% e am s(stem

Environment and Energy S"ot%an! &as great s"ope on env ronmenta% po1ers= n"%$! ng reg$%at ng

1ater $a% t( an! sett ng targets re%at ng to "% mate "&ange) In t&e %ast par% ament= MSPs passe! 1&at 1as rep$te! to 'e one o# t&e

1or%! s most am' t o$s ' !s to "$t "ar'on em ss ons= $n!er t&e C% mateC&ange B %%)

T&e S"ott s& government s oppose! to ne1 n$"%ear po1er stat ons an!=!esp te t&e ss$e 'e ng reserve!= t "an re#$se app% "at ons $n!er t&e +767E%e"tr " t( A"t)

Farming and Fishing Ho%(roo! &as "ontro% over r$ra% !eve%opment= agr "$%t$re= #orestr(= an!

nat$ra% &er tage)

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S"ots m n sters a%so a m to nF$en"e t&e U? government n E$rope onss$es s$"& as *s&er es= a%t&o$g& t&e( &ave no #orma% ro%e n nternat ona%

negot at ons)

Health Service Ho%(roo! s respons '%e #or S"ot%an! s NHS p$'% " &ea%t& ss$es s$"& as

!r n8 an! !r$g a'$se !ent str( p&arma"e$t "a% serv "es an! menta%&ea%t&)

S"ot%an! %e! t&e 1a( n t&e U? 1&en t 'anne! smo8 ng n p$'% " p%a"es)MSPs &ave no1 agree! to 'r ng n a m n m$m pr "e per $n t o# a%"o&o% ne,0+,@ t&e S"ott s& government no1 &as "ontro%

over !r n8 !r ve % m ts= an! t&e reg$%at on o# a r 1eapons)

Po1ers 1e 1o$%! n&er t #rom In!epen!en"e9Business

Contro% over *s"a%= e"onom " an! monetar( po% "( an! government'orro1 ng an! %en! ng)

Matters re%at ng to 1e g&ts an! meas$res= te%e"omm$n "at ons= t&enternet an! t&e posta% serv "e)

Emp%o(ment r g&ts= n"%$! ng n!$str a% re%at ons)

Culture :$%% Contro% over s" en"e po% "() Contro% over t&e 4otter(= 'ett ng an! gam ng) Broa!"ast ng 1o$%! a%so 'e "ontro%%e! n S"ot%an! no more "ensors& p

an! one s !e! stor(% nes)

Education :$n! ng s ma n%( #rom t&e treas$r( so E!$"at on 1 %% 'e #$n!e! '(

S"ot%an! an! "&o "es on &o1 m$"& or &o1 % tt%e to spen! 1o$%! 'e annterna% matter)

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Environment and Energy Contro% over t&e generat on= transm ss on= ! str '$t on an! s$pp%( o#

e%e"tr " t() R$%es on n$"%ear energ( an! n$"%ear nsta%%at ons= p%$s n$"%ear sa#et(=

se"$r t( an! sa#eg$ar!s) Oversee t&e o % an! gas n!$str( n re%at on to o1ners& p o


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T&e t& ngs t&at 1e !o not &ave "ontro% over &o1ever are ver( mportant ss$es=so t 1o$%! !e*n te%( 'ene*t S"ot%an! to 'e a'%e to "ontro% &o1 "erta n aspe"ts o# o$r "o$ntr( are *nan"e!= 1&ere t&ose *nan"es are a%%o"ate! an! &o1 1e s$pportt&e peop%e o# o$r o1n nat on)

Anot&er t& ng t&at s mportant to note t&at n t&e event o# a (es vote t&ere 1 %%'e a se"on! e%e"t on to !e" !e 1& "& part( s&o$%! 'e n "ontro% over t&e nat on o# S"ot%an!= an! a%t&o$g& n t a%%( t 1 %% 'e t&e SNP t& s 1 %% on%( 'e $nt % t&ere st me to set $p t&e e%e"t ons) It a%so ma8es sense t&at t&e S"ott s& government1& "& s "$rrent%( "ontro%%e! '( SNP '( e%e"t on 1 %% 'e n "&arge o# t&e n t a%"&angeover= s n"e t&e( are "omp%ete%( s$'merge! n S"ott s& po% t "s an!$n!erstan! 1&at s nee!e! as an n t a% set $p) A#ter t& s set $p per o! t&e#a"t ons 1 %% 'rea8 $p= as t a 1e%% 8no1n #a"t t&at t&e SNP part( s #$%% o# MPs t&at&ave "omp%ete%( !


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sp% t n s$"& a 1a( t&at t&e( #or"e t&e vote n to a m nor t( r$%e t& s 1as seen1&en t&e Conservat ve part( s vote! to remove Barr&ea! #rom East Ren#re1s& reas t&e( are a ver( %a'o$r or entate! area pres$me! $ te a "onservat ve #o"$se!"onst t$en"( an! '( e% m nat ng t&em t 1o$%! "reate a sa#e seat #or t&e"onservat ve part()

C$rrent%( t&e U? government are sa( ng t&at '( 'e ng part o# t&e U? S"ot%an!&ave 'etter representat on '$t !o 1e rea%%(2 At t&e moment t&e U? &as -. seats

n t&e EU an! o$t o# t&at *g$re S"ot%an! &as 5) Per&aps o8a( 1&en %oo8 ng atpop$%at on '$t 1&en (o$ "ons !er t&at S"ot%an! s a t& r! o# t&e s Le o# t&e 1&o%eo# t&e U? t starts %oo8 ng a ' t ! sproport ona%= espe" a%%( 1&en "o$ntr es % 8eMa%ta 1&o are a tent& o# t&e s Le o# S"ot%an! &ave t&e same %eve% o#representat on an! n!epen!ent S"ot%an! 1o$%! mean a greater %eve% o#representat on n t&e EU # t !e" !e! to re o n)

T&e tr$t& 'e& n! t&e matter s t&at t&e S"ott s& peop%e &ave &a! no mpa"t ont&e vot ng s(stem at a%% t&ere &as not 'een one (ear t&at t&e 1 nn ng part(1o$%! &ave &a! a !


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&ro'ortion o votes that Scotland have(

T&e *rst grap& s&o1s t&e amo$nt o# voters t&at 1e &ave an! t&e se"on! are &o1t&ese &ave 'een sp% t $p nto "onst t$en" es)

Proport on o# voters n Eng%an! Vs S"ot%an! "%ear ev !en"e t&at 1e are 'e ngr$%e! '( a part( t&at !oes not represent t&e v e1s o# S"ot%an! an! t&at 1e are'e ng o$t vote! '( a poor e%e"tora% s(stem

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Colour Party

Red Labour

Blue Conservative

Yellow Liberal Democrats

Yellow (Northern Ireland) Alliance

Bright Yellow Scottish National

Green (England) Green

Light Green (Wales) Plaid Cymru

Light Green (N. Ireland)Social Democratic andLabour

Dark Green Sinn Fin

Brown Democratic Unionist

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Purple Conservatives an d Unionists

Grey Independent

Set $p #eesOne ' g ss$e to "ons !er s # an n!epen!ent S"ot%an! "an a


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Propert(= p%ant an! e $ pment -.3

Tra!e an! ot&er re"e va'%es +.,

: nan" a% assets > n") e $ t( nvestment n p$'% "

se"tor 'an8s@ ,66Ot&er assets 7/

%otal *ssets 1+2&8In some "ases= t ma( not 'e pra"t "a% #or an asset to 'e sp% t 'et1een S"ot%an!an! t&e rest o# t&e U?) T& s ma( 'e t&e "ase 1 t& %an! an! '$ %! ngs $se! #orreserve! #$n"t ons o$t 1 t& S"ot%an!) S"ot%an! ma( a%so not re $ re some o# t&eassets= s$"& as some o# t&e U? s !e#en"e e $ pment)

In s$"& s t$at ons= assets "o$%! 'e reta ne! '( t&e rest o# t&e U?) S"ot%an! "o$%!

nstea! re"e ve e t&er a %arger s&are o# ot&er assets or a %o1er s&are o# % a' % t es=s$"& as U? p$'% " se"tor !e't)

T& s %atter opt on 1 %% &ave mp% "at ons #or S"ot%an! s ann$a% !e't nterestpa(ments an! n t$rn ts overa%% *s"a% pos t on) As an %%$strat ve e amp%e= #S"ot%an! s s&are o# U? p$'% " se"tor net !e't 1as re!$"e! '( +0 ' %% on as parto# a 1 !er negot at on o# U? assets an! % a' % t es > $st 7 o# S"ot%an! s s&are o#tota% U? assets to 1& "& t 1o$%! 'e ent t%e!@= t& s 1o$%! re!$"e ann$a% !e't

nterest pa(ments '( appro mate%( .00 m %% on= e $ va%ent to 0), o# GDP n,0+5 +-) >/@

Tota% E pen! t$re per "ap ta

B( separat ng #rom t&e Un on= S"ot%an! #a"e & g&er e pen! t$re "osts per person=!$e to t&e %o1er pop$%at on !ens t( prov ! ng t&e same %eve% o# &ea%t&= e!$"at onan! transport= as 1e%% as var o$s ot&er p$'% " serv "es 1o$%! 'e more e pens ve)

T&e S"ope 'et1een S"ot%an! an! t&e rest o# t&e U? s a%so !


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T&e S"ott s& pop$%at on s 3)05m mean ng t&at t&e tota% e pen! t$re "osts 1o$%!'e 5.'n 1&ereas t&e Eng% s& e pen! t$re 1o$%! 'e 57+'n) A""or! ng to t& s'e"om ng n!epen!ent 1o$%! "ost ever( person n S"ot%an! +00 n ta es per(ear t& s s t&e e $ va%ent to +5 o# 1&at s "$rrent%( 'e ng pa ! n ta #or t&e%o1est pa ! #$%% t me 1or8er)

T&e rea% t( o# t& s s (et to 'e !e" !e! an! #or t&e most part a %ot o# t&e U?'ase! e pen! t$re 1 %% not 'e "arr e! #or1ar! nto S"ot%an!= t&at 'e ng sa ! 1enee! to eva%$ate o$r reven$e "are#$%%( to see # t& s s a %og "a% step #or1ar! an!not a &ea! *rst r$n nto a 'r "8 1a%%)

B$t "an 1e a # t&e proport on #rom 'an8 'a %o$ts s at ts ma m$m@) So 1&at s t&e "o$ntr es n"ome2

Be%o1 s t&e GERS Ta'%e #or S"ott s& Reven$e #rom ,006K,007 ,0+,K,0+/

Table E.1: Total Current Revenue: Scotland 2008-09 to 2012-13

( million

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

Excluding North Sea revenue 43,772 42, !4 44,3"# 4$,3"! 47,!$$

Including North Sea revenue %&er ca&ita share' 44,#2 42,!!7 4!, 23 47,2$4 4#,""#

Including North Sea revenue %geogra&hical share' !!,34( 47,733 !",773 !$,3"! !3,"47

(! o" Total #$ Revenue

Excluding North Sea revenue #.4) #.2) #.") #.2) #.2)

Including North Sea revenue %&er ca&ita share' #.4) #.2) #.") #.2) #.2)

Including North Sea revenue %geogra&hical share' " .3) (.2) (.3) (.#) (.")

So S"ott s& Reven$e $s ng t&e geograp& "a% s&are o# t&e Nort& Sea o %) Is 3/)+'n

rU? on t&e ot&er &an!9

Current and Ca%ital &ud'et : #$ 2008-09 to 2012-13

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

Current &ud'et *urrent revenue !3$,27" !"$," ( !!!,! $ !7$,(33 !#$,(2!

*urrent ex&enditure !$7,(33 $ !, " $3!,2$# $43,(# $!$,34!

*a&ital consu+&tion "(,"4$ "(,((( 2 ,7#4 2",$"$ 22,!"

&alance on current bud'et -)0*808 -108*900 -100*)+, -88*,,3 -91*930

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Reven$e s 367)7'n) So per person reven$e >or !e*" t@ per person s +=,65)+6#or t&e U? an! ,=036)+. #or S"ot%an! n t&e *rst (ear= o& '$t 1a t t&ereven$e #or t&e U? s n"%$! ng t&e Nort& Sea o % 33,m a (ear o# 1& "& 70 s nS"ot%an!)

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